가압가열 및 microwave에 의한 중력분 반죽 gliadin의 항원성 변화

곽지희(Ji-Hee Kwak),김꽃봉우리(Koth-Bong-Woo-Ri Kim),이청조(Chung-Jo Lee),김민지(Min-Ji Kim),김동현(Dong-Hyun Kim),선우찬(Chan Sunwoo),정슬아(Seul-A Jung),김현지(Hyun-Jee Kim),최정수(Jung-Su Choi),김성원(Seong-Won Kim),안동현(Dong-Hyun 한국식품과학회 2012 한국식품과학회지 Vol.44 No.1

본 연구에서는 가압가열 및 microwave 처리에 의한 중력분 반죽 추출물 내의 gliadin 단백질의 항원성 변화에 대해 살펴보았다. 중력분 반죽에 가압가열과 microwave를 단독 또는 병행으로 처리하여 ci-ELISA, SDS-PAGE 및 immunoblotting을 실시하였으며, 가압가열 처리에 의해서 anti-gliadin IgG 항체와 gliadin과의 결합력이 다소 감소한 것을 확인하였다. 특히 30 min 이상 처리시 더욱 감소한 것으로 나타났으며, SDS-PAGE와 immunoblotting 결과에서도 gliadin band의 강도가 약해지고 항체와의 반응도 나타나지 않았다. Microwave 처리의 경우, 5 min 이상 처리시 일부 gliadin 단백질의 소실이 관찰되었으나, 항원성에는 큰 변화가 없었다. 또한 가압가열 및 microwave 병행 처리에 의해 항원-항체 결합력이 더욱 감소되었으며, 특히 가압가열 50 min, microwave 10 min 처리시 약 35.0%로 감소되었다. 이상의 결과를 통해 가압가열 처리에 의해 중력분 반죽 추출물 내 gliadin의 항원성이 감소되는 것을 확인하였으며, microwave와 병행 처리하는 경우, 더욱 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal physical treatment to reduce the antigenicity of gliadin in wheat dough. Medium wheat dough was treated with an autoclave (5, 10, 30, and 50 min at 121℃, 1 atm), a microwave (1, 5, and 10 min) or both (10, 30, and 50 min/5, 10 min). The proteins in the dough extracts were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and the binding ability of anti-gliadin IgG to gliadin was examined by ci-ELISA and immunoblotting. Results showed that the ability of anti-gliadin IgG to bind to gliadin in wheat dough treated with an autoclave alone or in combination with a microwave was decreased. Especially, it declined to ~77% after autoclaving for 30 min and 35% after both autoclaving for 50 min and microwaving for 5 min. In addition, the intensity of gliadin bands in SDS-PAGE were weakened and anti-gliadin IgG did not recognize gliadin in immunoblotting. However, microwaving alone did not affect the antigenicity of gliadin in wheat dough. These results indicate that autoclaving may affect the reduction of the antigenicity of gliadin in medium wheat dough. Moreover, autoclaving in combination with microwaving is more effective for reducing the antigenicity of wheat dough.

<가짜열녀이야기>의 형성 맥락과 전승 의미

곽성민(Kwak Sung Min) 한국문학회 2016 韓國文學論叢 Vol.74 No.-

본 연구는 <가짜열녀이야기>를 다각도로 살펴, 이야기를 구전한 사람들의 생각을 알아 보는 것을 목적으로 한다. <가짜열녀이야기>는 조선후기 생성, 전승된 열녀이야기 중 하나로 당대의 사회적 병폐를 여과없이 드러냈다는 점에서 중요한 의미를 지닌다. 특히 이 이야기만의 독특한 서사구조를 통해 조선후기 사회의 한 단면을 구체적으로 보이고 있기 때문에, 그 서사구조와 전승양상으로 당시 민중들의 의식을 파악할 수 있다. 첫째, <가짜열녀이야기>는 대부분이 유사한 서사구조를 공유하며 구전되고 있기 때문에 처음 형성될 당시의 서사구조가 큰 변화 없이 굳어져 현재까지 전승되고 있다. 그래서 공통적인 서사구조를 바탕으로 다른 설화와의 연관관계를 살필 수 있다. 이로 볼 때, <가짜열녀이야기>는 아지설화와의 영향관계 아래 형성된 것으로 파악된다. 둘째, <가짜열녀이야기>의 전승의식을 정확하게 연구하기 위해서는 중심 인물인 현풍곽씨 가문의 어린아이와 박문수 사이에서 벌어지는 사건들을 중심으로 살펴보아야 한다. 특히 <가짜열녀이야기>는 대부분이 현풍곽씨와 결부되어 나타나기 때문에 그 이유를 정확하게 연구할 필요가 있다. 이것은 먼저 현풍 곽씨 가문에 대한 비판적 인식이다. 조선 후기 열녀를 대표하는 가문으로 전국적인 위상을 자랑하고 있던 현풍 곽씨 가문이었기 때문에 그에 대한 대항적 의식의 하나로 그들을 비판하고 있다. 겉으로 드러나는 의식은 현풍 곽씨에 대한 비판이지만 실상 현풍곽씨를 상징적으로 활용하여 당대의 폐단에 대한 비판적 의식을 가진 것이다. 셋째, 여성을 철저하게 타자화시키고 남성적 시각으로 서사 전반을 전개시키고 있는 이유에 대한 고찰이 필요하다. 조선 후기 열녀는 대부분이 죽음으로 완성된다. 초기의 열녀는 유교적 덕목의 실천만으로도 정려를 받았다면, 두 번의 전쟁이 있은 후 죽음이 곧 열녀라는 인식이 생기면서 열녀 정려에 허술함이 생겨버렸다. <가짜열녀이야기>에서도 간부가 손쉽게 정려를 받는 것은 죽었기 때문이다. 이러한 열녀 정려에 대한 허술함을 사람들은 비판하고 있다. The purpose of this study is to search in various ways the thoughts of the people who handed down orally <Sham heroine tales>. <Sham heroine tales> is one of the heroin tales which had been made and handed down orally in the late Jeoson dynasty. It has an important meaning that revealed social ills of the time. Especially it reveals specifically a section of the society in the late Joeson dynasty with a unique narrative structure, we can find out people s consciousness by the unique narrative structure and transmitter s aspect. First, Because most of <Sham heroine tales> had been handed down orally sharing similar narrative structure, the narrative structure of the beginning of at that time has been transmitted until now without a great change. So, we can identify a link between <Sham heroine tales> and other folk tales based on a common narrative structure. Judging from this, it is seized that <Sham heroine tales> was built under <Children s Wisdom story> s influence. Second, it needs to examin around the incidents between a child of Hyeonpung kwak s family and Park munsu who are the main characters to study accurately the transmitter s consciousness. Especially because <Sham heroine tales> is linked with Hyeonpung kwak‘s family, the reason is to be studied. In the first place, the main reason is critical perception about Hyeonpung kwak s family. Because Hyeonpung kwak s family that had a high position throughout the country represented virtuous women in the late Jeoson dynasty, it is revealed a criticism against Hyeonpung kwak s family. In fact, it revealed a criticism against negative effects at that time, albeit Hyeonpung kwak s family comes up to the surface by using Hyeonpung kwak s family symbolically. Third, It needs an exact understanding about the act burning Bound by Chastity Rule. Most of the virtuous women in the late Jeoson dynasty concluded by death. Though in the early, a virtuous woman got commendation as practicing confucian virtue, after two wars assignment of the qualification of a virtuous woman became loose appearing a perception that death equals a virtuous woman. In <Sham heroine tales> a wicked woman got easily commendation with death. So people criticize slackness of a virtuous woman commendation.

Effect of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT), a Polyherbal Formula on the Pharmacokinetics Profiles of Tamoxifen in Male SD Rats (1) - Single Oral Combination Treatment of Tamoxifen 50 mg/kg with JEKHT 100 mg/kg within 5 min -

Kwak, Min A,Park, Soo Jin,Park, Sung Hwan,Lee, Young Joon,Ku, Sae Kwang The Society of Korean Medicine 2016 대한한의학회지 Vol.37 No.2

Objectives: The objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT) on the plasma concentration and pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen in combination therapy as a process of the comprehensive and integrative medicine against breast cancer. Methods: After 50 mg/kg of tamoxifen treatment, JEKHT 100 mg/kg was orally administered within 5 min. The plasma were collected at 30 min before administration, 30min, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hrs after end of JEKHT treatment, and plasma concentrations of tamoxifen were analyzed using LC-MS/MS methods. PK parameters of tamoxifen ($T_{max}$, $C_{max}$, AUC, $t_{1/2}$ and $MRT_{inf}$) were analysis as compared with tamoxifen single administered rats. Results: JEKHT did not influenced on the plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen after single oral co-administration, within 5min except for some negligible effects on plasma concentration. The $T_{max}$, $C_{max}$, AUC, $t_{1/2}$ and $MRT_{inf}$ of tamoxifen in co-administered rats were quite similar to those of tamoxifen single treated rats. Conclusions: Based on the results of the present study, JEKHT did not influenced on the oral bioavailability of tamoxifen, when they were single co-administered within 5min. However, more detail pharmacokinetic studies should be tested to conclude the possibilities that can be used as comprehensive and integrative therapy with JEKHT and tamoxifen for breast cancers, when they were co-administered, like the effects on the pretreatment of JEKHT and after repeat co-administrations.

Effect of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT), a Polyherbal Formula on the Pharmacokinetics Profiles of Tamoxifen in Male SD Rats (1)

Min A Kwak,Soo Jin Park,Sung Hwan Park,Young Joon Lee,Sae Kwang Ku 대한한의학회 2016 대한한의학회지 Vol.37 No.2

가압가열 및 Microwave 처리에 의한 중력분 Gliadin의 항원성 변화

곽지희(Ji-Hee Kwak),김꽃봉우리(Koth-Bong-Woo-Ri Kim),이청조(Chung-Jo Lee),김민지(Min-Ji Kim),김동현(Dong-Hyun Kim),선우찬(Chan Sunwoo),정슬아(Seul-A Jung),강주연(Ju-Youn Kang),김현지(Hyun-Jee Kim),최정수(Jung-Su Choi),김성원(Seong-Won 한국식품영양과학회 2011 한국식품영양과학회지 Vol.40 No.10

본 연구에서는 가압가열 및 microwave 처리가 gliadin의 항원성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위해 중력분에 가압가열과 microwave를 단독 또는 병행으로 처리하여 Ci-ELISA, SDS-PAGE 및 immunoblotting을 실시하였다. 가압가열 처리의 경우, 처리 시간이 길어질수록 IgG와의 결합력이 감소하였으며, 특히 50분 처리구에서 약 69%로 가장 낮은 결합력을 보였다. 또한 SDS-PAGE와 immunoblotting 결과에서도 무처리구에서 강하게 보였던 gliadin band가 처리에 의해 거의 소실되고 항체와 반응하지 않았다. 가압가열 및 microwave를 병행 처리한 경우도 마찬가지로 gliadin의 결합력이 다소 감소하였으며, 처리구 중에서는 가압가열 50분, microwave 5분 처리구에서 약 73%로 가장 낮은 결합력을 보였다. 반면 microwave를 단독으로 처리하였을 때에는 일부 단백질의 변화는 관찰되었으나 항원성 감소에는 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 통해 가압가열을 단독 처리에 의해 gliadin의 항원성이 다소 감소되었으며, microwave 병행 처리에 의한 차이는 크게 나타나지 않은 것을 확인하였다. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of physical treatments on the antigenicity of gliadin in medium wheat flour. The wheat flour was treated with an autoclave (5, 10, 30, 50 min), a microwave (1, 5, 10 min), and both (10, 30, 50 min/ 5, 10 min), and investigated by SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting and Ci-ELISA using anti-gliadin IgG. The results showed that the binding ability of anti-gliadin IgG to gliadin in wheat flour was slightly decreased when autoclaved or when autoclaved and microwaved. Especially, it was reduced to about 69% after autoclaving for 50 min and 73% after autoclaving for 50 min and microwaving for 5 min. In addition, gliadin bands in the 50 min autoclaved group disappeared in both SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. On the other hand, the antigenicity of gliadin was unaffected by microwaving alone. Consequently, there were no considerable changes in using an autoclave alone or in combination with a microwave. These results suggest that autoclaving may affect the reduction of the antigenicity of gliadin in medium wheat flour.

Effect of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT), a Polyherbal Formula on the Pharmacokinetics Profiles of Tamoxifen in Male SD Rats (2) - Oral Combination Treatment of Tamoxifen 50 mg/kg with JEKHT 100 mg/kg on JEKHT 6-day Repeated Pretreated Rats with 8-day Repeated

Park, Soo Jin,Kwak, Min A,Park, Sung Hwan,Lee, Young Joon,Ku, Sae Kwang Society of Preventive Korean Medicine 2016 대한예방한의학회지 Vol.20 No.2

Objectives : The effects of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT) co-administration on the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen were observed after oral combination treatment of tamoxifen 50 mg/kg with JEKHT 100 mg/kg on JEKHT 6-day repeated oral pretreated rats with 8-day repeated co-administration to confirm the effects of JEKHT co-administration on the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen. Methods : Six days after pretreatment of JEKHT 100 mg/kg, tamoxifen 50 mg/kg was co-administered with JEKHT 100 mg/kg, once a day for 8 days within 5 min. The blood were collected at 30 min before administration, 30 min, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hrs after end of first and last 8th tamoxifen treatment, and plasma concentrations of tamoxifen were analyzed using LC-MS/MS methods. PK parameters of tamoxifen ($T_{max}$, $C_{max}$, AUC, $t_{1/2}$ and $MRT_{inf}$) were analysis as compared with tamoxifen single administered. Results : Six-day repeated oral pretreatment of JEKHT and 8-day repeated oral co-administration of tamoxifen within 5 min did not influenced on the plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters of tamoxifen, oral bioavailability, as compared with tamoxifen single treated rats, except for some negligible effects. Conclusions : It is concluded that JEKHT did not influenced on the plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters, the oral bioavailability of tamoxifen. Therefore, it is considered that co-administration of JEKHT and tamoxifen will be provide an effective novel treatment regimen on the comprehensive and integrative medicine for breast cancer patients, if they showed favorable synergic effects on the pharmacodynamics or reduce the tamoxifen treatment related toxicity and side effects in future studies.

직접 검화법을 이용한 조제분유의 콜레스테롤 분석법 개발

김진만,박정민,윤태형,임동길,윤창용,정자영,정인식,곽병만,안장혁,Kim, Jin-Man,Park, Jung-Min,Yoon, Tae-Hyung,Leem, Dong-Gil,Yoon, Chang-Yong,Jeong, Ja-Young,Jeong, In-Seek,Kwak, Byung-Man,Ahn, Jang-Hyuk 한국축산식품학회 2011 한국축산식품학회지 Vol.31 No.6

본 연구에서는 조제분유 중의 콜레스테롤을 신속하고 정확하게 분석하기 위해 지방 추출 과정을 거치지 않는 직접 검화 방법을 선택하여 분석법 개발을 시도하였다. 조제분유 분말시료를 직접 검화 수기에 취하여 검화 온도, 검화 시간, KOH 농도의 3가지 인자에 대해 콜레스테롤 회수율이 가장 양호하게 나타나는 최적 검화조건을 확립하고, 검화 후 수세과정에서 액액 분배가 용이한 용매 조건도 확립하였다. 또한 콜레스테롤 피크의 완전한 분리를 위한 적정 기기 조건을 확립하였다. 그 결과, 시료 약 2 g에 16 M-KOH 10 mL를 넣고 $90^{\circ}C$에서 60분 가열하여 검화한 후 diethyl ether로 3회 추출하고 hexane을 최종시험용액으로 하여 기기분석을 했을 때의 회수율이 98.80%로서 가장 양호하게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 조제분유의 효율적인 액액분배 및 직접가열 검화법은 일원배치 분산법에 의해 유화가공식품의 콜레스테롤 분석법으로 유효성이 검증되었으며, 아울러 개발된 전처리 방법 및 기기 분석 조건을 활용해 다양한 분석 기관에서 신속 정확하고 효율적인 콜레스테롤 분석을 수행할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한 산업체의 품질관리 및 검증기관에서 필요시 모니터링에 적극 활용 가능할 것으로 사료되며, 이를 통해 유화가공식품 류의 함량표시 및 규격관리의 정확성과 효율성 증대에 기여하여 제조업체의 정확하고도 효과적인 품질 및 안전성 확보에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 특히 위해 물질에 대한 정확한 함량 판단이 중요한 조제분유 등의 영 유아용 식품의 안전성 확보에 지대한 공헌을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. An improved cholesterol analysis method was developed for powdered infant formula by gas chromatographic separation after liquid-liquid extraction and partition. In the official Korea Food Standard method for cholesterol analysis, the water phase and solvent phase were not well separated in the case of emulsified foods such as powdered infant formulas and baby foods. For the rapid and simple sample preparation method, an optimized direct saponification condition was established for heating temperature, heating time, and KOH concentration. From the results, the optimum conditions were as follows: heating temperature $90^{\circ}C$, heating time 60 min, and 16 M KOH 10 mL for a 2 g infant formula sample; improved separation condition for gas chromatography was as follows: the initial oven condition was $250^{\circ}C$ for 25 min, the oven temperature was increased to $290^{\circ}C$ by $10^{\circ}C$/min ratio, and finally the oven temperature remained at $290^{\circ}C$for 9 min. The developed method could be implemented for the study of cholesterol, providing the advantages of reduced inspection time and cost in emulsified foods such as infant formula.

생체흡착, 탈착 및 회화를 이용한 시안 용액으로부터 금의 회수

배민아(Min A Bae),곽인섭(In-Seob Kwak),원성욱(Sung Wook Won),윤영상(Yeoung-Sang Yun) 한국청정기술학회 2010 청정기술 Vol.16 No.2

본 연구에서는 Au(I) 이온을 함유한 시안 용액으로부터 다른 형태의 금을 회수하기 위하여 생체흡착 후 탈착하는 방법과 생체흡착 후 회화하는 방법을 제안하였다. 생체흡착제로는 아미노산 발효 공정에서 발생하는 균체 폐기물(Corynebacterium glutamicum)을 사용하였다. 바이오매스의 흡착 특성을 알아 보기 위하여 pH edge 실험을 수행하였으며, 그 결과 흡착성능은 pH 2-3 부근에서 우수한 결과를 보였다. 또한, 등온흡착 실험 결과를 Langmuir 모델에 적용한 결과 Au(I)의 최대 흡착량은 pH 2.5에서 35.15 mg/g이었다. 흡착 속도론 실험을 통해 흡착 평형은 60분 이내의 짧은 시간 내에 이루어지는 것을 확인하였다. Au(I)을 회수하기 위하여 바이오매스에 흡착된 Au(I)을 탈이온수를 이용하여 탈착을 시켰으며, 탈착효율은 91%로 평가되었다. 이 결과는 바이오매스를 이용하여 흡착과 탈착을 통해 1가 금을 효과적으로 회수할 수 있음을 보여준다. 영가 형태로 회수하기 위하여, 금을 흡착하고 있는 생체흡착제를 회화하여 환원된 형태의 금을 성공적으로 회수하였으며, 회분 중 금의 순도는 85% 이상이었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제시한 생체흡착 후 탈착(1가 형태) 공정과 생체흡착 후 회화(영가 형태) 공정은 회수하고자 하는 금의 산화수에 따라 선택하여 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. In this study, we propose two methods able to recover different type of gold from gold-cyanide solutions: biosorption and desorption process for mono-valent gold recovery and biosorption and incineration process for zero-valent gold recovery. The waste bacterial biomass of Corynebacterium glutamicum generated from amino acid fermentation industry was used as a biosorbent. The pH edge experiments indicated that the optimal pH range was pH 2 - 3. From isothermal experiment and its fitting with Langmuir equation, the maximum uptake capacity of Au(I) at pH 2.5 were determined to be 35.15 mg/g. Kinetic tests evidenced that the process is very fast so that biosorption equilibrium was completed within the 60 min. To recover Au(I), the gold ions were able to be successfully eluted from the Au-loaded biosorbent by changing the pH to pH 7 and the desorption efficiency was 91%. This indicates that the combined process of biosorption and desorption would be effective for the recovery of Au(I). In order to recover zero-valent gold, the Au-loaded biosorbents were incinerated. The content of zero-valent gold in the incineration ash was as high as 85%. Therefore, we claim on the basis of the results that two suggested combined processes could be useful to recover gold from cyanide solutions and chosen according to the type of gold to be recovered.

Microfluidic generation of Prussian blue-laden magnetic micro-adsorbents for cesium removal

Kang, Sung-Min,Rethinasabapathy, Muruganantham,Hwang, Seung Kuy,Lee, Go-Woon,Jang, Sung-Chan,Kwak, Cheol Hwan,Choe, Sang-Rak,Huh, Yun Suk Elsevier 2018 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL -LAUSANNE- Vol.341 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Here, we designed and synthesized a recoverable multifunctional adsorbent using a microfluidic reaction system and evaluated the removal performance of the smart adsorbent toward radioactive cesium as a model sample. Prussian blue-laden magnetic micro-adsorbents (PB-MNPs-MAs) with uniform morphology and monodispersity were generated via two-step sequential procedures using a glass capillary microfluidic system, followed by chemical co-precipitation with a high production rate. The cesium removal efficacy of the PB-MNPs-MAs was analyzed based on Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms by controlling adsorption parameters such as adsorbent size, initial cesium concentration, and contact time. The adsorption isotherm of the PB-MNPs-MAs was better fitted to the Langmuir model with a maximum cesium adsorption capacity of 58.73 mg g<SUP>−1</SUP>, which was 40% higher than that of macro-adsorbents in a dynamic magnetic field. This result can be attributed to their large specific area, which increased the kinetic rate of cesium adsorption and achieved saturation within 20 min. Additionally, the PB-MNPs-MAs were recovered from wastewater within 5 s under a static magnetic field, indicating their great potential for magnetic actuation. We believe that our PB-MNPs-MAs can encapsulate nano-functional adsorbents and prevent actuation, making them promising for environmental remediation and especially for removal of radionuclides.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> PB-MNPs-MAs were generated in microfluidic device using chemical co-precipitation. </LI> <LI> The prepared PB-MNPs-MAs are monodispersed with uniform morphology. </LI> <LI> PB-MNPs-MAs exhibited high Cs adsorption capacity (58.73 mg g<SUP>−1</SUP>). </LI> <LI> 100% recovery of PB-MNPs-MAs is possible under static magnetic field after Cs adsorption. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

Monacolin K 대량생산 Monascus 균주의 탐색 및 동정

곽은정(Eun Jung Kwak),이효민(Hyo Min Lee),임성일(Seong Il Lim) 한국식품영양과학회 2004 한국식품영양과학회지 Vol.33 No.1

최근 콜레스테롤 합성을 억제하는 효능을 가진 것으로 알려진 홍국균 대사생성물의 일종인 monacolin K를 이용한 건강식품의 개발에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 monacolin K를 이용한 건강식품의 개발을 위한 기초연구로 monacolin K의 생산 효율성을 높이고자 미동정된 1종의 홍국균을 포함해 29종의 홍국균을 수집하여 monacolin K를 대량생산하는 균주를 탐색하였다. 홍국은 PDA배지에서 배양한 홍국균을 침지ㆍ증자한 백미에 5%가 되도록 접종 후, 30℃에서 10일간 배양하여 제조하고 이를 건조, 분말로 하여 사용하였다. 그 결과 색소생성량이 많은 M. purpureus ATCC 16457, M. purpureus IFO 32316, M. purpureus IFO 32228, M. kaoliang ATCC 46595, M. kaoliang ATCC 46596 등의 균체를 배양한 홍국에서 monacolin K 생성량도 높았다. 그러나 색소와 monacolin K 생산량은 미동정된 홍국균이 가장 많은 것으로 나타나 형태학적 관찰과 ITS 및 28S rRNA 부분 유전자 염기서열분석을 실시한 결과, M. purpureus CBS 281.34인 것으로 동정되었다. We had screened the Monascus strain capable of producing monacolin K dominantly among 29 Monascus strains. Red yeast rice was prepared by culturing each Monascus sp. with 200 g of steamed rice (120℃, 20 min) at 30℃ for 10 days and drying at 80℃ for 20 min. As a result, red yeast rice cultured by M. purpureus ATCC 16457, M. purpureus IFO 32316, M. purpureus IFO 32228, M. kaoliang ATCC 46595 and M. kaoliang ATCC 46596 produced lots of red pigment and monacolin K. An unidentified Monascus sp. showed the highest productivity of red pigment and monacolin K among 29 Monascus strains. Its production of red pigment and monacolin K was 1.3~39 times and 2.4~8 times higher than other strains, respectively. Although the morphorogical characteristics of unidentified Monascus strain were a little different from the typical M. purpureus, it was identified as M. purpureus CBS 281.34 from the result of sequencing of ITS (Internal transcribed spacer) and 28S ribosomal RNA (partial).